Where to get a lens board drilled?

[ScottPhotoCo]

Seriously, mail it to me in California and I'll do it for you. PM me and we can work out details.


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[Jim Noel]

OK, I live out in the sticks and mailing is a more efficient means of conducting business. The lens board is wood and I plan to send the lens with it, so would be looking for a camera place rather than a machine shop to bore, mill or whatever to accurately remove the material to produce an opening (Proper hole) in the lens board. Again, thanks in advance. Bill Barber

Don't send the lens with it. Remove the mounting ring and send that.

[ScottPhotoCo]

The key to getting everything to align the way you want is to choose which side of the lens board you want facing upwards and mark that on the back of the board. Mount the lens in the flange snugly and look at the top most point on the lens that you want also facing upwards and place a small strip of tape on the flange so you know where to align the flange when mounting the flange to the board. Then you don't need to send the lens.


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[Willie]

How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb?

First, we have to define what a "Photographer" really is.

[LabRat]

How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb?

First, we have to define what a "Photographer" really is.

I thought the punchline of that joke was/ 3... One to do it, and the others saying "I could have done that"... ;-)

Steve K

[goamules]

I may be a little harsh, after moderating the Collodion website for years you get a lot of funny questions like this. Or "how would you drill holes in the board for the flange screws?" or "what do you wear when hiking with a camera?" To me, the trouble of researching who can do it, paying their price, packaging up the lensboard, and taking it to the post office and waiting in line is MUCH more work than just figuring something out, at home. But that's me.

[Pere Casals]

I've been a machinist for 52 years, and never heard of a "machining workshop".

I've heard of a "machine shop", and have owned one for over 20 years.
Many folks I know also own them.

Most machine shops are metal only. They won't touch wood.

You probably need to find a woodworking shop to do that.

- Leigh

Thanks for the tip, English it's my 3rd language and I'm always improving it. I'll rememember "woodworking shop" and "Machine Shop"

[Doremus Scudder]

Thanks for the tip, English it's my 3rd language and I'm always improving it. I'll rememember "woodworking shop" and "Machine Shop"

Pere,

You're very gracious and accommodating. Kudos for your perfect reply.

Doremus

[Pere Casals]

Pere,

You're very gracious and accommodating. Kudos for your perfect reply.

Doremus

Thanks Doremus, anyway this is the crude reality. My first language is Catalan, I speak that 90% of the time. Catalonia (Barcelona) is in Spain, so all of we speak perfect Spanish and we need it a lot. English is also a must, of course, but it comes 3rd, so learning all specific terms is not easy.

And also some of us (like me) also need some French (the forgein language I studied when young), I've commercial contacts in France. And also I deal with italians in Italian. And I think I should speak German well.

I'd bet that 3/4 of americains do not know if it is machinning or machine shop, or even don't know what is that about. So learning that it is a privilege.

Perhaps we all should return to Latin

[Leigh]

Hi Pere,

Forgive me if I seeme a bit terse. No offense intended.

Being an international forum, we have many members whose first language is not English.

I think your command of English is excellent. I was just trying to clarify some terms. Thanks.

- Leigh